ROYALTY ARTISTS TAKE HOME MULTIPLE ACMA AWARDS!
Sunday January 25th, 2015
The Association of Country Music in Alberta (ACMA) announced the winners of night at the 4th Annual Awards show at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta.
The Boom Chucka Boys were amongst the winners announced, being honoured with 2 awards for “Group of the Year” and “Rising Star” and Hey Romeo with an ACMA for “Song of the Year”, for their 2014 single “Hello Patio“, which was co-written with Deric Ruttan (Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church).
‘WOW! What a night. Good friends, good music, and a couple of sweet trophy’s!
Thanks to everyone at the #ACMA, Cache Entertainment, Royalty Records Inc., Sakamoto Entertainment, and country radio.
BOOM! Gonna be a big year.– Ryan Langlois
ACMA Song of the Year – Hello Patio! What a huge honour it is to have won this award! Thank you so much to Deric Ruttan who suggested lunch on the patio the day that we wrote this song together. Thank you to everyone who loves this song as much as we do and voted for it. A very special thank you to the ACMA and to our team at Royalty Records. We wish we could have been there to accept the award, we heard it was an incredible show. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners! – Stacie Roper
ABOUT THE ACMA
To develop, nurture and promote Alberta Country Music and its artists, and to support the Alberta Country Music Industry and its Alberta based companies.
AMY METCALFE SIGNED TO ROYALTY RECORDS!
Thursday July 3rd, 2014
Edmonton, AB
Amy Metcalfe recently joined Royalty Records, where she will be a part of a growing roster filled with exceptional talent and be amongst the fresh new music to be released by the label later this year.
Amy hails from Red Deer, Alberta where she spends her time immersed in songwriting and working on her farm. While her music reflects crossover potential, country flows deep, with experience as a horse trainer, daily chores on the acreage and partaking in regular equestrian competitions all across Alberta.
Amy plays guitar, banjo, ukulele and piano and has written over 200 songs. She has worked with some of Canada and Nashville’s top writers including, Grammy Winner Wayne Kirkpatrick, Cindy Morgan, Phil Madiera, Jeremy Bose, Byron Hill, Duane Steele and Rylee Madison.
“I was first introduced to Amy Metcalfe by Stacie Roper (Hey Romeo) at last year’s CCMA’s. From our first meeting, to the subsequent chats we had last fall, I instantly recognized Amy’s passion to her craft as a songwriter, performer and vocalist. As I heard her story of the last couple years and the opportunities she had been presented and turned down, I was drawn to her respect of and dedication to her creative process and integrity of what it means to her. I am honoured to have Amy join our Royalty family and excited for what the future holds for this talented young singer/songwriter. – Rob Smith
Rob and I had been talking since last CCMA’s. I went to Nashville for a couple months in the fall, and when I returned we set up a few more meetings. In this industry I’ve had a few offers and/or scenarios that had a lot of great potential, however I’ve always guarded my creativity and didn’t feel I would have enough creative control. To me, the most admirable artists and singers are the ones that represent something real, and with Royalty I felt that is exactly what I could be. I’m so excited to start this next step in my career and have Royalty alongside me. – Amy Metcalfe
Signed both to a label and publishing deal, this bright multifaceted talent has what it takes to raise the bar in Canadian country music and help steer Royalty into a new direction, alongside other new signings. Keep an eye out for new music coming from Amy Metcalfe this fall!